Industry and government vets are monitoring the welfare of more than 1800 cattle loaded on a stricken live export ship stranded in Darwin Harbour.
NT Cattlemen’s Association Chief Executive Ashley Menicaros says the decision to ban live exports by the Gillard government in 2011 was a “scar” on the industry but the Federal Court ruling it was invalid is a “great victory for cattlemen”. The Federal Court has ruled the Gillard government’s move to ban live exports in Northern Australia in 2011 was invalid. The court labelled the move “unreasonable”, opening up the potential for…
